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Gardner, Carton & Douglas, L.L.P.

GCD Lawyers Named “Illinois Super Lawyers 2006”
(CHICAGO—Jan. 19, 2006)—Forty-six lawyers from Gardner Carton &
Douglas LLP have been named "Illinois Super Lawyers 2006" in a special section
of the February issue of Chicago magazine. Ed Bryant, a partner and former
chair of the Health Law Group, was named to the Top 100 List of Illinois Super
Lawyers 2006.
The second annual guide to Illinois Super Lawyers, compiled and
published by Law & Politics, distinguishes the top 5% of Illinois lawyers. The
selection process was made after more than 47,000 ballots were sent by Law &
Politics to Illinois attorneys licensed for five years or more, asking them to name
the best lawyers they personally had observed in action. The list is also
published in a separate publication, “Illinois Super Lawyers 2006.

01-19-2006

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Fowler, White, Boggs & Banker, Attorneys At Law

January 19, 2006, Tampa, Florida – Fowler White Boggs Banker is pleased to announce that the following attorneys have joined the firm: Adam Kantor as an associate in the firm's General Trial Practice Group and E. Zachary Rans as a shareholder in the firm's Real Estate Practice Group.

Mr. Kantor will concentrate his practice in the area of defense of all types of trial oriented litigation, including trucking, construction, architect liability, medical malpractice and aviation law. Mr. Kantor received his bachelor's degree magna cum laude from Boston University and his law degree from Boston University School of Law. Prior to joining Fowler White Boggs Banker, Mr. Kantor was in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corp serving as an assistant Professor of Law for the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

Fowler White Boggs Banker is one of Florida's oldest and largest law firms with more than 200 attorneys in nine offices in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Ft. Myers, Tallahassee, Orlando, Naples, West Palm Beach, Bonita Springs, and Jacksonville.

01-19-2006

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Fowler, White, Boggs & Banker, Attorneys At Law

January 19, 2006, West Palm Beach, Florida – Fowler White Boggs Banker is pleased to announce that John Clough and Mitchell A. Cohen have been selected to participate in the 2006 Class of Leadership West Palm Beach. Mr. Clough is an associate in the firm's Commercial Litigation Pratice Group and Mr. Cohen is an shareholder in firm's Health Care Practice Group.

Fowler White Boggs Banker is one of Florida's oldest and largest law firms with more than 200 attorneys in nine offices in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Ft. Myers, Tallahassee, Orlando, Naples, West Palm Beach, Bonita Springs, and Jacksonville.

01-19-2006

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Ford & Harrison LLP

Back to the Drawing Board - California's Existing Meal Break Rules Remain In Place
Back to the Drawing Board - California's Existing Meal Break Rules Remain In Place
January 19, 2006

California employers who were hoping for some relief from the existing, onerous regulations governing employee meal breaks will have to wait. The January 14, 2006, deadline for acting on the proposed regulations has come and gone, with no action. If there are to be any revisions to the existing regulations, the process will need to start all over again.

In California, all employees who work more than five hours must be provided a 30-minute, uninterrupted meal break. The meal break must begin before the start of the fifth hour of work. In December 2004, Governor Schwarzenegger proposed "emergency" legislation providing employers with relief from this requirement, and allowing employers and employees to agree to the terms of the employees' meal period. These regulations were proposed, in part, due to the significant number of class action lawsuits that have plagued California employers.

That "emergency" legislation was withdrawn, and actual regulations were proposed on January 14, 2005. Numerous hearings were held throughout the state, and the proposed regulations were amended a few times. The deadline for the regulations to be acted upon was January 14, 2006. Because that deadline passed without any action being taken by Governor Schwarzenegger, the proposed regulations "die on the vine," and new regulations will need to be proposed before the meal period requirement can be changed.

Bottom Line for Employers:
Unfortunately, this is not the result for which we were hoping. California wage and hour law remains one of the most difficult areas of employment law for employers to navigate. California wage and hour law differs significantly from the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and from the wage and hour laws of other states. While the issues may seem small, the ramifications associated with making mistakes are significant. California juries have awarded significant sums to employees claiming to have been denied meal and/or rest breaks. Many employers are required to pay penalties to former employees solely for failure to pay an employee terminal pay on time or to pay the employee for accrued, but unused, vacation. Frequently, the penalties assessed are several times the actual amount of money owed to the employee.

Any employer with employees in California should be certain that their wage and hour practices, which may comply with the FLSA and with the laws of other states, comply with California wage and hour law. Should you have any questions about California's requirements regarding meal and rest periods, or regarding any other wage and hour issue, please contact the Ford & Harrison attorney with whom you usually work, or the author of this Alert, Helene Wasserman in Ford & Harrison's Los Angeles office, hwasserman@fordharrison.com or (213) 237-2403.



01-19-2006

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Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery

Partners John Flannery, Karl Fink, Tim Maloney and Phil Petti named Illinois Super Lawyers
Partners John Flannery, Karl Fink, Tim Maloney and Phil Petti were named as Illinois Super Lawyers for Intellectual Property Litigation by Law & Politics Magazine. In 2006, the magazine reached more then two-thirds of the active lawyers in the United States to find Super Lawyers in 21 states. Illinois Super Lawyers represent the top 5% of practicing attorneys in Illinois. They are selected by a survey sent to Illinois attorneys requesting nominations for attorneys in practice for more than five years.

01-19-2006

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Finnegan Henderson Accepting Applications for 2006 Diversity Scholarship
The Finnegan Henderson Diversity Scholarship provides financial support to qualified minority law students who have demonstrated a commitment to pursuing a career in intellectual property law.

The scholarship award of $12,000 may be applied to costs associated with normal tuition; usual fees (such as, but not limited to, student activity fees; law school or university fees, and administrative fees); and a patent bar review course. The scholarship recipient will also receive an offer to join the firm as a summer associate in one of its domestic offices (Washington, DC; Atlanta, GA; Cambridge, MA; Palo Alto, CA; or Reston, VA).

In addition to a demonstrated commitment to pursuing a career in intellectual property law, selection criteria include exceptional academic performance at the undergraduate, graduate (if applicable), and law school level; a degree in biological sciences, electrical/mechanical engineering, computer science, or substantial prior trademark experience; relevant work experience; community service; leadership skills; and special accomplishments.

01-19-2006

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Edwards & Angell, L.L.P.

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Makes International Bankruptcy History
THE LAW FIRM OF EDWARDS ANGELL PALMER & DODGE
MAKES INTERNATIONAL BANKRUPTCY HISTORY
FIRM OBTAINS FIRST ORDER UNDER NEW CHAPTER 15 OF U.S. BANKRUPTCY CODE
IN AID OF A FOREIGN BUSINESS DEBTOR

New York, NY — January 19, 2006 –The national law firm of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge has made international bankruptcy law history by obtaining the first Order granting a Petition under the new Chapter 15 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the aid of a non-US proceeding involving a foreign business debtor. The Order was entered by United States Bankruptcy Judge Burton R. Lifland in a case known as: In re La Mutuelle du Mans IARD United Kingdom Branch MMA Account (Chapter 15 Case No. 05-60100) filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York November 11, 2005.

Chapter 15, which became effective October 17, 2005, incorporates into United States Bankruptcy law the “Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency” adopted by the United Nations in 1997 following more than three years of deliberation by the UN Commission on International Trade Law (“UNCITRAL”). Among other things, Chapter 15 broadens the mechanism through which representatives of non-US proceedings might obtain relief, including injunctive relief, in the United States, expands the powers of US Bankruptcy Courts, and enhances the rights of both US and non-US creditors.

The EAPD team of attorneys was led by Insurance and Reinsurance Department Chair Alan J. Levin and Insolvency & Creditors’ Rights partner Selinda A. Melnik. Melnik, who worked with the United Nations to develop the Model Law, fashioned the first comprehensive pleadings translating Chapter 15 law, rules and theory into practice.

“We had to grapple with a series of ‘firsts’ in this case,” said Melnik, noting its significance for more than being the first major case to test the limits of US Chapter 15. Melnik, who is resident in the Firm’s New York City and Wilmington, Delaware offices, has practiced international insolvency law for more than 20 years. Who’s Who Legal and other peer nominated publications list Melnik as one of the leading practitioners in the bankruptcy field internationally. She is past Chair of the International Bar Association’s Committee on Insolvency and Creditors’ Rights and she founded IWIRC, the International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation, for which she received Corporate Legal Times’ “Distinguished Legal Services” Award. Melnik was Counsel to the first worldwide creditors’ committee in a multinational insolvency case.

According to Melnik, the case also represents the first time a US Court has interpreted where the “center of main interests” of a foreign debtor lies -- a hotly debated concept in the European Union designed to determine which country will have pivotal primary jurisdiction over a debtor and its assets where the debtor has contacts in multiple countries. In addition, the case is of considerable interest to the international insurance community, as the Order confirms that a US Bankruptcy Court may grant relief to aid the effective implementation of a solvent scheme of arrangement for the payment of claims against a foreign re/insurer in runoff.

“The combined international insurance and international insolvency expertise of the Firm enabled us to bring to this challenging assignment a breadth of knowledge and experience unique in the industry,” added Levin who is resident in the Firm’s Hartford, Connecticut and New York City offices. He is recognized internationally as one of the foremost US legal advisors to numerous sectors of the insurance and reinsurance industries and is responsible for having grown Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge’s internationally recognized Insurance & Reinsurance practice from the ground up. Levin is the author of several articles and a frequent speaker on insurance-related issues in both the U.S. and abroad.

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP has more than 520 lawyers in nine offices offering a full array of legal services to clients worldwide with a special industry-based focus in the Financial Services, Insurance and Reinsurance, Life Sciences, Education, Airport, Technology and Private Equity/Venture Capital sectors. Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge has offices in: New York City, New York; Boston, Massachusetts; Ft. Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, Florida; Hartford and Stamford, Connecticut; Providence, Rhode Island; Short Hills, New Jersey; Wilmington, Delaware; and a representative office in London, England.

01-19-2006

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